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Yes, exactly, too many people that come on the B2 and stay. Thanks for sharing.

Yep, and when the visitor is from south of the border the belief of intent to stay is magnified. At this point I would be happy if she could just meet my mother before she passes. WE have applied ofr a tourist visa but that is still a year out, and as yo say no guarantee of entry. Thanks for providing the link.

Thank you, you have been very helpful. I have talked to immigration lawyers who have been less helpful!

Thank you. I need to revisit the requirements, but I always thought I had to be living in the US when I filed. I do not have a home in the US although I maintain a US address, phone and bank for business purposes.

Ok, thank you everyone, this has been helpful. I do not have any concrete plans for moving back to the US, but I would like to travel back and forth freely with my wife, and allow her the rights of being married to a US citizen. Right now we are waiting for her approval to get a tourist visa, but even then she can be denied entry at the whim of any US immigration officer at the airport, so it is quite scary. I know Colombians with US spouses who have been denied entry. But as far as I can tell nothing can be done.

Ok, so all three of you are saying there has to be exceptional circumstances, although this quote from the Visa Journey article leads one to believe you can file if you are living overseas and have established residency : "Current DCF procedures state that if a US Citizen lives overseas they may file the I-130 for a foreign spouse, child or parent at the US Consulate / USCIS Field Office governing their place of residence. In most cases permanent residence abroad must be legally established for a period of six months prior to submitting an I-130 petition." So I am living in Colombia with a Colombian Spousal visa, and I have been here for a total of over three years and the spousal visa for two years. The above statement led me to believe I may be able to file at the US Embassy here, but it sounds like I am mistaken. The article also led me to believe that filing a DCF is the only way I can file if I am not living in the US. Is this correct? Thank you so much.

Hello all, I am confused on getting the DCF started. I have been living in Colombia for three years and have been married to a Colombian for two years. According to the DCF article on Visa Journeys, I need to file the DCF here in Colombia at the US Embassy. However the Colombian US Embassy site has no information on filing a DCF or form I-130. Most of the links on the site about immigration send you back to USCIS. Any advice would be very much appreciated.